Employers would have to take steps to protect tens of millions of U.S. workers from extreme heat under a rule proposed by the Biden Administration on Tuesday.  In what would be the first major regulation of its kind, the new rule would add safeguards for workers nationwide, requiring employer training to identify heat hazards and

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a dispute that called for an examination of the scope of a federal law  known as Section 230 that provides a powerful legal shield for internet companies and has faced growing scrutiny in recent years. Enacted in 1996, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunizes

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge to an Illinois law banning certain semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines, leaving the measure intact. The court declined to review a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit that preliminarily upheld Illinois’ prohibition on assault-style weapons. The challenge to the

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower courts to take another look at challenges to several federal and state firearms restrictions in the wake of its ruling upholding a law that bans people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. The cases had been pending before the court for months while

Pornhub blocks access in Texas in dispute over age verification law Pornhub blocks access in Texas in dispute over age verification law 00:43 Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will consider a challenge to a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the ages of their visitors.  The dispute centers around